{"id":25801,"date":"2020-06-03T13:25:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=25801"},"modified":"2020-06-03T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:25:07","slug":"bauchi-deputy-governor-tests-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/bauchi-deputy-governor-tests-positive","title":{"rendered":"Bauchi deputy governor tests positive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Baba Tela, Bauchi State deputy governor, has tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Tela\u2019s result was confirmed in a statement issued by Mukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.<\/p>\n<p>Gidado said Tela, who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19, contracted the virus while discharging his duties.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the samples of all his primary contacts have been taken by the NCDC and they are advised to remain in isolation until their result is released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to inform the General public that His Excellency Sen. Baba Tela, deputy governor of Bauchi State, who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19, was confirmed positive of Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, His Excellency Sen. Baba Tela has gone into self-isolation in Bauchi and health professionals are properly managing his situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, Governor Bala felicitated and solicited prayers for Tela\u2019s speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, called on Nigerians to adhere strictly to the protocols against the spread of the disease in the State.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bauchi State has 241 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Baba Tela, Bauchi State deputy governor, has tested positive for coronavirus. Tela\u2019s result was confirmed in a statement issued by Mukhtar Gidado, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Gidado said Tela, who is also the Chairman, State Task Force on COVID-19, contracted the virus while discharging his duties. 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